When did The New Tetris come out?

The New Tetris was released on 31 July 1999 for Nintendo 64.

The New Tetris (1999) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The New Tetris

There are several key differences in gameplay from the original Tetris. First, in addition to clearing lines, one can also form 4x4 large squares of four pieces to form blocks. When a block is created, it…

31 July 1999

What The New Tetris is

The New Tetris is a puzzle game developed by H2O Entertainment and released in 1999. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

There are several key differences in gameplay from the original Tetris. First, in addition to clearing lines, one can also form 4x4 large squares of four pieces to form blocks. When a block is created, it turns solid gold or silver, depending on the makeup of the block. Blocks can only be constructed from whole pieces: if any part of a piece has been cleared, then it cannot be used to form a block. When a line that has pieces from a block is cleared, it earns more points.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Tetris series

The New Tetris is the 61st of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. It arrived 7 months after The Next Tetris. The next entry was Kids Tetris in 1999.

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What it launched against

The New Tetris launched on 31 July 1999, within three weeks of Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty, Croc 2, Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War and Hybrid Heaven.

Released around the same time: Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty, Croc 2, Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War, Hybrid Heaven.

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